West Brook qualifies in 7 on 7

The West Brook 7-on-7 football team qualified for the state tournament after placing second at the Lufkin qualifying tournament on Saturday.

West Brook lost by one point to Willis and won three games, beating Central, Memorial and Lufkin. West Brook was in Pool B with Willis, Central and Memorial. The Bruins lost 27-26 to Willis in the first game before beating Central 32-20 and Memorial 44-20. Willis and West Brook then advanced to tournament play along with Lufkin and Kingwood from Pool A.

West Brook knocked off Lufkin 36-33, handing Lufkin its first loss of the tournament. With Willis beating Kingwood, West Brook would have played Willis again in the championship game. But since the top two teams advance to the state tournament, the teams decided to bypass that final game.

The state 7-on-7 tournament for Class 4A and 5A school, called Division I, is July 15 and 16 in College Station on the Texas A&M campus. This is the fourth-straight year West Brook has advanced to the state tournament.

Three area teams have qualified in Div. II— Kelly, West Orange-Stark and Anahuac.